Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-04
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Inc CITIZENS Of 0an1e0oAs backed - tine
British bull dog Asmentf 4 the Canuck som-
position, aremaking atsrimeatieck - the
monster monopoly, the Canadian Pacific
railway. and the result promises to be the
same as in the contest between st. George
and the Dragon; the monster 10 doomed to
defeat. Premier Norqus authorizes the
statement that the road to the boundary
to connect with the American. System. in
dependent Of the Canadian Pacific, will b
built despite the adverse action d the
Dominion Parliament aDd' the threats of
the Canadian Pacific to give Winnipeg the
GO by in the matter Of shops. and the me-
mace Of making it q way station on the
great Canadian transcontinentAl. Mani.
tobans have too much nerve to lay down q
full hand on q pat bluff. The most serious
complication for the Canadian Govern
ment to contend with is that provision Of
the anadian Pacific charter which pro-
hibits any American line from building
within twenty miles OF the Canadian Pa
cific. The Government, however, can e.
cape this responsibility by the technicality
that the American lines will be connected
by Manitoba Company. There is one fact
thst the Canadian Pacific will be forced
to concede before this contest for COMPETE
ton is concluded. and that is that rail-
ways will be built eventually wherever
the people desire that they shall DO, re-
gardlesa of monopoly charters or othsr
hindrance, provided, OF COURSE that the
capital can be raised for that purpose. 2
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Take the city of Butte "a an instance, the
roads sharing in the carrying trade OF the
great camp find the rock-ribbed noun
tains no barrier to competition from other
companies. The great Manitoba system 10
coming more than . thousand miles
for a share of it. Nearly nine thousand
men experienced in railway building
directed by q master spirit are 1T work At
all available points for the accomplishment
of this purpose and We have the word OF
Chief Engineer Dodge Of the Montana
nave direct connection with the great lakes
and the head OF navigation on the
Mississippi. The Chicago & North.
western is hurrying westward with
all possible dispatch. This season it will
top the great ranges OF Eastern Montana
and claim a share Of tho rich carrying trade
OF that section. But this will not satisfy
it's cravings for business. It's engineers
even now have their eyes set on this camp
and instructions in their pockets to find
the best route TO reach it. The com
pany is rich, enterprising, energetic,
and the great work of composition
for this camp will not stop with the
the Northern Pacific and the
Union Pacific. That the Burlington, which
is now in Wyoming looking wistfully this
way, should Don begin setting it's stakes
in the direction OF Butte would surprise
nobody who has watched it's pathway Of
The Camp has abundant re-
to guarantee them all good business
and of this fact they are evidently assured
else they would hardly be headed this way. !
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Yes, the days Of railway monopolies even
in the mountains, especially in COM
munities where there is business
for all corners, are numbered with
the days that are past. The faith Of the
of this camp in it's great future
being justified now by the logic OF events.
We, Of to-day. need have no apprehensions
that there will be any backset here when
the wise men Of the East, especially the
railroad builders, practically concede it by
our way. We have every reason,
therefore, why we should begin building q
for, measuring the future by the past, |
there is no doubt OF it's destiny 70 ICED s'tl
competitors in the race ofRb Sefess. RJiq6
population and the p@ources; itar 30
have the capital s.td the enterprise to
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